Posed Portrait

Im with you , dont get me wrong, some of his street work is first class, but this is on a boat 😁🤔

I like it.

Having spent 5 years of my life in my 30s backpacking around the world (twice lol), I have an affinity with travellers and travel destinations. Yes, I flipped the man “the bird” and went exploring… It was such a wonderful experience to meet so many interesting people and see places that most people will never see. At the end of my life when I reach “the final destination,” I will be able to look back on my life with great pleasure and joy.

Poetically... and for David..😎
The photograph shows a traveller at the confluence of worlds, with a long, flowing dress and intricate tattoos that echo a free-spirited, bohemian aesthetic. The timelessness of her style, however, is woven with the threads of the present day, as she is equipped with a modern smartphone and music headphones, bridging the gap between old-world artistry and the pace of the 21st century. She stands on the deck of a boat, with the vast expanse of the sea before her and a soaring bridge behind her that connects two continents.

The Bosphorus Bridge, which is also known as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge, spans the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul, Turkey, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia. It was the first of three suspension bridges to be built over the strait and was completed in 1973

Because color photographs are ubiquitous today, and especially more so since the advent of digital cameras, it is easy to forget that color photography didn’t begin until the early 1960s, when Kodak’s Kodachrome, alongside other film brands, started to gain traction in the market.

As many here will know, the legendary and influential American photographer William Eggleston is widely credited with pioneering color photography as a legitimate art form. His ability to transform mundane, everyday subject matter into compelling and poetic art through his sophisticated use of color, composition, and a "democratic" eye, in my opinion, makes his work second to none.
He elevated color photography to the status of fine art at a time when black-and-white photography was the accepted standard, and he deliberately played with framing, perspective, and light to create an unscripted, intuitive feel that defied the rigid rules of traditional photography. He often took only one shot of each subject, trusting his initial instinct.

By legitimizing color photography as an artistic medium and finding art in the overlooked elements of American life, Eggleston had a profound and lasting impact on the art world. His work is considered a precursor to many contemporary photographers and has influenced filmmakers like David Lynch.

I find Daneland’s photo here intriguing for many reasons… the framing, the composition, the subject, the stage, the location, the backdrop, and the vibrant colors work very well. Initially you think that the young lady is looking out to sea over the shoulder of the photographer, but it’s only when you view the image full-size that your then realise that she is looking straight at the camera.

Here is a tight crop of one of William Eggleston's photographs, Untitled (c. 1977), that lives on my iPhone as a wallpaper.